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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Varda Space Industries has raised $90 million to scale up production of systems to manufacture pharmaceuticals in orbit and return them to Earth. Varda announced April 5 it raised a Series B round led by venture firm Caffeinated Capital, with participation from Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures. The

Hanuman langurs mainly live on food offerings from people Minden Pictures/Alamy Monkeys that adopted an urban lifestyle in India are mostly left-handed – in contrast to humans and many other primates that live on the ground. The findings clash with long-standing claims that primates that come down from the trees generally evolve a tendency to

Baryon acoustic oscillations hint that dark energy may have changed over time – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

WASHINGTON — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced April 4 it completed a demonstration of satellite-based broadband for the U.S. Army using a virtual ground system — a software-defined alternative to traditional hardware-based ground stations for controlling satellite constellations. The company won a contract in 2022 to conduct the demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Program

One person in the US has contracted bird flu after being exposed to dairy cows that have the virus, but experts say there is no immediate threat of a wider outbreak in people Read the original article here

REBCO high-temperature superconductors are ideal for tokamak magnets, study suggests – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

Technological prowess, especially regarding humanity’s increased presence in space, is increasingly becoming the linchpin of global competitiveness and national security. There, new opportunities to integrate AI are accompanied by a new generation of risks. Artificial intelligence in particular plays a crucial role in democratizing access to space exploration and research, opening it to many beyond

The Quantinuum H2 chip Quantinuum Microsoft and the quantum computing firm Quantinuum claim to have made a quantum computer that has an unprecedented level of reliability. Its ability to correct its own errors could be a step towards more practical quantum computers in the near future. “What we did here gives me goosebumps. We have

Construction complete on the 3200 megapixel Legacy Survey of Space and Time camera – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

WASHINGTON — The Secure World Foundation on April 2 released its annual report, “Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Open Source Assessment,” that sheds light on the growing space arms race between the United States, Russia and China. The report, compiled from publicly available information, details the counterspace capabilities — essentially space weapons — being developed by

Solution with the hepatocytes (liver cells) in suspension LyGenesis For the first time, a person has received an experimental treatment to transform one of their lymph nodes into a functioning miniature liver. We won’t know for months whether the therapy works, but if it does, it could revolutionise the treatment of liver disease. “This is

Neutron mirror gets a boost from boron carbide – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

There are close calls in space, and then there are close calls. At around 1:30 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 28, a NASA space science satellite called TIMED, operational but not maneuverable, passed near Cosmos 2221, a defunct Russian intelligence satellite. The conjunction was alarming enough to NASA that it notified media an hour before closest

Pitcairn is one of the remotest inhabited islands in the world Michael Runkel/robertharding/Ala​my AFTER four nights at sea on a pitching and rolling ship, the announcement over the Tannoy is the sound of sweet relief. “Land ahoy!” I get dressed and lurch out onto the foredeck. If it really is ahoy, I can’t see it.

Africa’s quantum future offers a beacon of hope – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

TAMPA, Fla. — Japan’s flagship satellite operator intends to invest around $66 million in space-related startups and venture funds at home and abroad over the next six years. SKY Perfect JSAT said March 28 that the investment plan is part of a broader commitment announced in 2022 to invest 150 billion yen ($991 million) by

People cool off during a heatwave in Amsterdam Koen van Weel/AFP via Getty Images An analysis of all the heatwaves that occurred around the world between 1979 and 2020 has found that they are now persisting for 12 days on average compared with 8 days at the start of the study. As the planet continues

When it comes to fish dynamics, three’s a school – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here